MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky Anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to newswire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is no…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has revealed a back-up plan to continue releasing secrets if the whistleblowing website is shut down.

Simon Walker, a software consultant from Tring, Hertfordshire, has won the penultimate individual event in the 2010 Cyber Security Challenge UK.

The FBI has announced the execution of 40 search warrants throughout the US for information relating to the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks carried out by the pro-WikiLeaks group known as ‘Anonymous’.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is currently seeking nominations from participating organizations for 14 open seats on its Board of Advisors.

By visiting social media sites, smartphone users are exposing themselves to security risks, warned Avi Chesla, vice president of security at Radware.

Opera has fixed five security vulnerabilities, including one considered critical, in the latest version of its web browser.

Hackers broke into the computer system at a New Jersey school district and gained access to student records system used by 160 schools across the state.

In the face of ongoing criticism about the social network’s security efforts, Facebook has taken the wraps off two new security features – SSL connections and social authentication.

In a supremely ironic situation, especially given the recent furor over the social networking site’s privacy rules, it looks as though Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page on the portal was ‘hacked’ yesterday evening.